1. FRANCE RE PRODUCTION 2009/2013 Eurobserver 2014

2. WIND POWER ENERGY France has the third wind power production rank in the EC. yearsCapacity MWOUTPUT twh 20094.6218 2010 2011 2012 2013 6.080 6,792 7.622 8.202 10,031 12,294 15,048 16,034

3. SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC In France solar photovoltaic electricity will continue to take an increasing share of the electricity mix before 2020. yearsCapacity mwpOutput gwh 2009335220 2010 2011 2012 2013 817 1732 1150 672 677 2015 4016 4660

4. GEOTHERMAL ENERGY Most of France’s high temperature geothermal potential is located in its overseas departments (Guadeloupe) YearsGross electricity generation GWH 200950 2010 2011 2012 2013 15 17 16

5. SOLAR THERMAL In 2010 the French solar thermal market started to slip down.

6. BIOGAS France’s biogas primary energy production level slipped in 2010. The country is still struggling to developp its potential coming from landfill gas, sewage gas and other biogas. YearsPrimary production ktoe Electricity output gwh 2009526.2846 2010 2011 2012 2013 413.3 353.6 394.4 436.7 1078.4 1196 1284.7 1506.6

7. BIOFUEL Biofuels continue to replace petrol and diesel consumption in the EC in 2010. The consumption has seen a 14.1% increase over 2009. In 2010 Germany was the highest biofuel consumer. France is second rank. Biofuel consumption for transport (TOE) YearsGermanyFrance 20092.894.4072.451.468 2010 2011 2012 2013 3.040.151 2.956.746 3.048.587 2.768.334 2.417.600 2.426.700 2.685.739 2.686.865

8. SOLID BIOMASS (wood) France is the second European union country after Germany by breaking the 10 MTOE barrier. Energy output MTOE YearsGermanyFrance 200911.2179.368 2010 2011 2012 2013 12.230 11.690 10.931 10.902 10.471 10.327 9.779 10.842

9. SMALL HYDROPOWER installations with capacities of < 10 Mw France still has the second largest small hydropower plant base in Europe behind Italy. YearsCapacity MwGross output Mw 2009Italy : 2588 France: 2084 Italy:10.382 France: 6128 2010Italy:2664 France:: 2128 Italy:10.957 France:: 7055 2011Italy:2816 France:2128 Italy:10.047 France::4752 2012Italy:29094 France:2025 Italy:9409 France:5756 2013 Italy:3034 France:2021 Italy:11986 France:7196

10. FRANCE RE POLICIES WIND POWER -  Grenelle II law July 2010: wind turbines classified installations for environmental purposes from 26 August 2011. SOLAR THERMAL  France has Europe’s most generous incentives systems for individual thermal installation with regional and local authority aids and with the tax credit (50 % in 2010; 45 % in 2011). BIOGAS  On 24 November 2011 the terms of purchase for bio methane injected in the gas grid could give the sector a new start with tariff ranges from 4.5€ to 12.5€/kwh. SOLID BIOMASS  In 2011 a biomass promotion policy allowed a basic tariff (4.34€ /kwh) that is supplemented by an energy efficiency related premium for >5Mw installations. SMALL HYDROPOWER  A sector support system law on 1 March 2007

11. FRANCE RE EMPLOYMENT AND TURNOVER Wind Power, Photovoltaic, Biofuel and Biomass have largely contibuted to develop RE employment and will increase job numbers in the future. RE sector/ YearsEmploymentTurnover €M 2012/2013 Wind Power20 000/20 0002.320/2.230 Photovoltaic39 000/26 4004. 490/3.780 Biofuels14000/152001.772/2.110 Biomass60000/600002.689/2.829 Solar thermal7200/6700460/430 Hydropower3850/3850400/450 Geothermal1200/125060/80 Biogas3500/3500380/410

12. E.U SHARE OF ENERGY FROM RE SOURCES IN GROSS FINAL CONSUMPTION Biomass sector will be called to contribute most. Wind energy should become the main source of renewable energy. Hydropower will follow and the other sectors will make significant contribution such as solar power and solar thermal. Total E.U countries are already ahead of the energy trajectory set up by the EU RE directive Board. Countries2010 20132020 Target France12.4% 14.4%23% U.K3.3% 5.2 %15% Spain14.1% 15.5%20% Germany10.7% 12.2%18% E.U Total 27/2812.4 15 %20%